Thammasat University

This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the concepts of expansion, empire, and frontier in British and American history and literature. The course focuses on how these concepts are constructed through imperial discourses and the impact on the cultural life of both Britain and America in the nineteenth century. It also covers the social, cultural, and political conditions that contributed to the rise and fall of the British Empire and the emergence of America as a superpower. Topics include early explorations and voyages, conflicts in the new world, slavery, American Independence, war, the British in India, the exploration and conquest of Africa, British colonialism in Southeast Asia, the American frontier, Victorian attitudes towards Empire, Ghandi and the Indian Independence, and African Independence. Texts: Joseph Conrad, HEART OF DARKNESS; John Smith, THE GENERALL HISTORIE; Rudyard Kipling, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING. Assessment: attendance and participation (20%), term papers (35%), final exam (45%).

This course considers Britain's stance and role in the process of European integration, with particular attention on the question of why Britain has been reluctant to embrace European integration. Focus is on contemporary problems and prospects of closer British ties to the European Union and related bodies. Topics include the trajectory of European integration and Britain's role therein, major strains of Britain's foreign policy since the middle of the 20th century, the inter-relations and inter-dependencies between Britain and European politics, and different aspects of contemporary international politics. Assessment: midterm exam (40%), final exam (40%), attendance and participation (10%), response paper (10%).

This course provides a study of marketing as one of the core business functions. It explores modern marketing with an emphasis on the concept of marketing, its economic and social impacts, consumer behavior, and the process of marketing mix management. Other topics include market segmentation, product positioning, consumer research, promotion, pricing, e-commerce, and marketing strategy. The course concludes with a discussion of responsibility and ethics of marketers.

This course uses a political, economic, and sociocultural approach to provide a study of significant phenomena around the world, within the ASEAN region, and in Thailand. More specifically, through the theories and principles of social science, the course analyzes global issues, the complexity of global interrelationships, the global mindset, and challenges old paradigms.

The course analyzes the social and cultural positions and representations of women and men in British and American literature. Issues addressed include power, self expression, rights movements, and aspects of alternative genders. The course provides an understanding of the traditional role of men and women as portrayed in 19th-century fiction through a detailed study of the works of Jane Austen and Henry James; the paradigm shift in attitudes to gender and sexuality that took place in western society during the 20th century; and of how contemporary literature reflects the profoundly different ways in which women and men relate to each other socially, economically, and culturally today. Topics include the representation of women and traditional gender roles in 19th-century British and American literature; the emergence of alternative genders and sexualities in 20th-century British and American literature; the altered social, economic and cultural positions of women and men in contemporary British and American literature. Assessment: classwork (10%), midterm (40%), and final exam (50%).

This course provides an analysis of the effects of government spending on the macroeconomic goals, such as price stability, economic growth, distribution of income, and employment conditions, as well as the effects of government spending on important economic sectors. Topics include the role of government in economic activities, government outlay, welfare economics, theory of public goods, theory of externalities, public choice, public pricing and policies, and fiscal decentralization.

The course examines twentieth century Britain and explores the changes that affected society during that time. Beginning with the Edwardian period of the early 1900s, the course traces the development of Britain through the various eras that characterized what was a tumultuous century both at home and abroad. While the issue of the class system is an important aspect of any history of modern Britain, the course covers how attitudes toward Empire, religion, politics, education, employment, regionalism, and nationalism evolved and fluctuated during the twentieth century. Topics include World War I, the 1920s, The Great Depression, World War II, the labor government and welfare state, the 1950s and political consensus, the 1960s and 1970s, and social and cultural changes during the Thatcher era. Texts: Peter Clarke, HOPE AND GLORY: BRITAIN 1900-1990; Kenneth O. Morgan, THE PEOPLE'S PEACE: BRITAIN SINCE 1945; A.N. Wilson, AFTER THE VICTORIANS. Assessment: attendance and participation (20%), midterm (30%), final exam (50%).

This course studies the development of economic thought from the pre-classical period to the 20th century. Topics covered include agricultural doctrines, mercantilism, neoclassic economic thought, Keynesian theory, socialism, post Keynesian theory, and institutional economic thought. Texts: R. B. Elelund and R. F. Hebert, A HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THEORY.